The Carter Family: January 2012

So for Christmas this year, I decided to surprise Chase with an early present. He had mentioned earlier in the month that he thought it would be fun if we went up to the Utah State Bowl Game that was going to be held in Boise. Well I kinda blew it off by saying that we can't afford that, that it wouldn't be fun to drive all that way for one day kinda thing. So then I got planning. I found a sweet deal on Orbitz for a one night stay at the Homewood Suites that I couldn't pass up. The game tickets were kinda pricey but I finally found a good deal and bought them. I told Chase that he needed to be home as soon as possible on Friday because I had a date planned. I thought that he would catch on when he asked if he could make plans with friends for Saturday night and I said no, but he didn't have a clue why. Haha he even asked if he would be able to watch the bowl game on Saturday and I said "Oh ya, no worries about that, you can watch it." So sneaky....So on Friday, I worked in the morning and was planning on having everything packed in the car by 3 when he said he would be home. Well he pulled in at 230 and I hadn't quite thrown everything in yet. I ran downstairs with Haidyn before he had a chance to come in the house and we handed him a letter that said "Get in the car, we're going to Boise. Go Aggies!" He was so shocked and thrilled! Yay! Finally a Christmas gift that he doesn't want to take back! haha So off we went....We drove straight through to Boise and when we arrived at the Homewood Suites, we were pleasantly surprised to say the least. If you ever need to say in Boise, stay there. The room had a kitchen, living area, big screen, king bed and super nice bathroom. The pool was way nice and open 24/7. They even served a Deluxe breakfast in the morning that I quite enjoyed. I was fine just staying there to watch the game! But Chase didn't agree.. so we checked out and headed to the tailgate parties. The parties were so much fun.. The Aggies had a party in the Taco Bell Arena and had Aggie ice cream and food. We had the ice cream and it was yummy. We then went out and watched a band play and Monster Energy Drinks gave out free drinks and had snowmobile stunt guys doing crazy jumps. We got some free french dip sandwiches and potatoes. It was a really warm day for December so Chase decided to leave his coat in the car and go to the game. That was a mistake. I don't know why they don't start that game earlier in the day because by the second half, 50% of the fans that were there had left, and we were trying to think of ways to stay warm... It was soooooooo cold. Haidyn and I probably shared 4 hot chocolates (I know, very healthy), we also spent a good amount of time in the heated bathrooms. By the end of the game, Chase and I were completely numb and I really didn't care who won at that point. Haidyn was bundled up completely and had fallen asleep at the start of the 4th quarter so she was fine. Even though we froze and the Aggies couldn't pull it off, I'm still glad we were able to do a mini trip.